Description
The Booking Package WordPress plugin before 1.7.25 does not validate the payment amount server-side against the stored service price, deriving the expected charge from attacker-supplied request values instead, so an unauthenticated attacker can pay an arbitrary fraction of a service's real price.
Published: 2026-08-26
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Payment Manipulation leading to financial loss
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Booking Package WordPress plugin before version 1.7.25 accepts payment amounts supplied by the client without server‑side validation and calculates the expected charge using only those attacker‑supplied values. As a result, an unauthenticated user can submit requests that cause the system to record a payment for a fraction of a service’s real price, allowing the attacker to defraud the site or its customers.

Affected Systems

Any WordPress installation deploying the Booking Package plugin of a version older than 1.7.25 is affected. The vulnerability resides in the plugin’s payment processing code that handles service and option cost parameters without verifying them against the stored prices.

Risk and Exploitability

The flaw can be exploited without authentication, making it globally reachable via normal HTTP requests. The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score of <1% suggests a low probability that the vulnerability will be actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. An attacker can manipulate the amount charged while the system records the transaction as legitimate, potentially leading to significant revenue loss.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 20:20 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Booking Package to version 1.7.25 or later.
  • If an update is not immediately possible, configure the payment endpoint to allow requests only from authenticated administrators or privileged users.
  • Add server‑side validation that compares any incoming cost parameters against the stored service prices before processing the payment.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 20:20 UTC.

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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Booking Package WordPress plugin before 1.7.25 does not validate the payment amount server-side against the stored service price, deriving the expected charge from attacker-supplied request values instead, so an unauthenticated attacker can pay an arbitrary fraction of a service's real price.
Title Booking Package < 1.7.25 - Unauthenticated Price Manipulation via Service and Option Cost Parameters
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:43:10.015Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:43:47.387Z

Link: CVE-2026-16986

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:40:09.605Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-26T06:16:25.500

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:30:52.723

Link: CVE-2026-16986

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T20:30:11Z

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